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ATTITUDES TOWARD LOVE AMONG the NEWARS in KATHMANDU’ with His Own Efforts and Hard Work Under My Guidance and Supervision ATTITUDES TOWARD LOVE AMONG THE NEWARS IN KATHMANDU A Thesis submitted for the partial fulfillment of the Degree of Master of Arts in Psychology Submitted to Central Department of Psychology Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Tribhuvan University Kathmandu, Nepal Submitted by Sujen Man Maharjan 2013 i LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION This is to certify that Mr. Sujen Man Maharjan has completed the thesis entitled ‘ATTITUDES TOWARD LOVE AMONG THE NEWARS IN KATHMANDU’ with his own efforts and hard work under my guidance and supervision. I recommend this thesis for the approval. …………………………………. Prof. Dr. Shishir Subba Supervisor Central Department of Psychology Date: 2013.11.22 ii Letter of Approval The thesis titled ‘ATTITUDES TOWARD LOVE AMONG THE NEWARS IN KATHMANDU’ submitted by Mr. Sujen Man Maharjan to Central Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences as a partial fulfillment of Master’s Degree in Psychology has been approved. Expert committee: …………………… …………………… ……………………… Prof. Dr. Shanta Niraula Prof. Dr. Shishir Subba Prof. Dr. Murari P. Regmi Head of Department Supervisor External Examiner Note: Signed hard copies are available for reference at the library of Central Department of Psychology, Tribhuvan University. iii Table of contents Page No. Acknowledgments v Abstract vi List of Tables and Figures vii CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Theoretical Framework 2 1.2 Newar Ethnopsychology Framework 3 1.3 Rationale of research relevance 4 1.4 Objectives 5 1.5 Research questions 5 CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE 6 CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 15 CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND FINDINGS 19 CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION & CONCLUSION 50 REFERENCES 57 APPENDICES A.1 Letter of reference 68 A.2 Semi-structured interview guide 69 A.3 Key informant interview guide 72 A.4 Record Book 74 iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am extremely grateful to all the respondents who participated in this study and gave their time to share their opinions and experiences related to love and their lives. It was wonderful to listen their stories told with so much enthusiasm which sparked in their eyes. I am also thankful to Durga Lal Shrestha, Dr. Sumitra Manandhar Gurung, Prem Shanti Tuladhar, Malla K Sundar, Dilip Joshi, Satya Mohan Joshi, and Laxman Raj Bansi for sharing their knowledge and experience with me. Thanks to Moksha Amatya for drawing attention to poem penned by Durga Lal Shrestha following our interview for this research. I greatly appreciate the support received from Silu Shrestha and Rijana Shrestha for interviewing female respondents. Silu contributed significantly in early stages of this project and also during data collection. I am thankful for her friendship and support. I am also indebted to Brandon Kohrt, Lotje van Leeuwen, Robert V. Levine, Steven M. Parish, Laura M. Ahearn, Virginia Leary, Upama Malla, Carola Tize, Om Baniya, Mary Crawford and Ayan Bahadur Shrestha for their helpful feedback and contribution. Prajwol Shakya, Anjana Shrestha, Prabin Maharjan, Abindra Raj Dangol, and Sanjeev Prajapati were very helpful in contacting people, I would like to thank them too. Finally, I would like to thank Professors Dr. Shishir Subba, my supervisor, Dr. Shanta Niraula, Head of the Department, Dr. Sabitri Sthapit, Sanjesh Shrestha and Sandesh Dhakal for guiding me in this research project and the entire faculty, staffs, and friends in Tribhuvan University for their help and cooperation. SUJEN MAN MAHARAJAN SYMBOL NO: 280064 v ABSTRACT Psychological studies show that the attitudes toward love are heavily influenced by the cultural factors though love is universally found in almost all cultures around the world. The purpose of the study was to examine the attitudes toward love among love marriage and arranged marriage participants from Newar communities. The qualitative research approach using the data of 16 semi-structured interviews including 8 women (4 love marriages and 4 arranged marriages) and 8 men (4 love marriages and 4 arranged marriages) and 6 key informant interviews. This study indicates that Newars believe love is important for marital harmony and psychological well- being. Though the trend of love marriages are increasing, participants thought arranged marriage is still the best practice in which both couples and families have mutual understanding and consent. They strongly expressed that the love that develops after marriage is more mature and long-lasting. Newars believe in fate including the areas of love and marriage though they also think one's karma (action/effort) is equally important. Privacy was highly emphasized in matters of expressing love and affection for the partner. Public display of affection was considered unacceptable. Sex was said to be important part of marital relationship which often helps to maintain the relationship. Sexuality however has been portrayed as sacred in art and religion while it is treated as profane in practice in Newar culture. Sexuality helps to increase the intimacy and helps to form secure attachment and commitment. Love has direct connection with mental health and psychological well-being. There is a limitation to the study of this kind which has limited sample coming from certain socio-economic background. It only represents their subjective attitudes on love in relation with the marriage. Finally, the study shows that the practice of marriage in which the individuals select their partners rather than sole family arrangement is likely to increase further among Newars. vi List of Tables Table No: page Main Newar caste blocs, with most common surnames 20 Description of the sample 25 vii CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Newars are the indigenous inhabitants of the Kathmandu valley with distinct identity, language and culture. Although the Newars are spread throughout the country in different regions, the majority of them are still concentrated in the Kathmandu valley, the capital of Nepal. Newars stand out distinctly with a high level of cultural achievement as represented by the urban civilization (Nepali, 1965). Newars speak Nepal Bhasa, a Tibeto-Burman language with rich ancient and modern literature going back to the fourteenth century (Shrestha, 1999). The complex institutional social networks (guthis and kinship) dominated by feasts, rituals and ceremonies around the year bind the Newars together in their community. For Newars, love is a private emotion between two persons and to be seen expressing it is taken with great deal of shame and embarrassment in the society. Love gradually develops in arranged marriages. However, the openness and expressiveness of such affection is still limited between partners. Newars consider their mind, emotion, and self as sacred and moral (Parish, 1991). Interpersonal attraction and emotional bond between prospective husband and wife were not considered important part of the marital relationship until recently. Most of the marriages still today are arranged by families rather than solely one's personal choice and decision. However, arranged marriage following romantic affairs is becoming more common and accepted among Newars. The dramatic socio-cultural changes taking place rapidly due to globalization and exposure to mass media is affecting lives of Nepalese including the area of marital relationships. As a result, this has led to great increase in the participation of individuals 1 in the selection of their own spouses in both urban and rural Nepal (Hoelter, Axinn, & Ghimire, 2004). People are now shifting more and more from purely arranged marriage to love marriage or love-then-arranged marriage (Ahearn, 2001). Newars have not remained exception to this development. Marriage practices and attitudes toward love are changing. In this context, the present study attempts to explore the attitudes toward love among Newars. This research reports on an in-depth study of the attitudes of Newar participants and key informants from communities in Kathmandu. The research questions (see below in this chapter) are the basis of the enquiry on the notions of love among Newar participants. 1.1 Theoretical Framework The current study employs phenomenological inquiry. Phenomenology aims to explore and clarify situations lived through by persons in their own descriptions. With this approach, rather than trying to bring down a phenomenon to a convenient number of identifiable variables and control the context in which the phenomenon is studied, researcher aims to remain as faithful as possible to the phenomenon and to the context in which it appears in the world (Giorgi & Giorgi, 2008). It uses a strategy of inquiry in which the researcher identifies the essence of human experiences about a phenomenon as described by participants. The researcher attempts to interpret data from the perspective of the participants at the same time as knowing that it is not easy to give a “true” account of a perspective other than one’s own. Researchers using phenomenological approach are interested in showing how complex meanings are built out of simple units of direct 2 experience. This form of inquiry is an attempt to deal with inner experiences that are not discussed or revealed in everyday life. By applying this approach and gaining access to inside perspective, this study allows understanding of the attitudes towards love in a specific cultural context among Newar participants. 1.2 Newar Ethnopsychology1 Ethnopsychology is the study of cultural concepts of self, mind–body divisions, emotions, human nature, motivation, and personality (White, 1992; Kohrt & Maharjan,
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